diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c
index 4e0fc2c8a41c..63cb4f8fa6c8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.c
@@ -4516,6 +4516,20 @@ err:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+int stv090x_set_gpio(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u8 gpio, u8 dir, u8 value,
+		u8 xor_value)
+{
+	struct stv090x_state *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
+	u8 reg = 0;
+
+	STV090x_SETFIELD(reg, GPIOx_OPD_FIELD, dir);
+	STV090x_SETFIELD(reg, GPIOx_CONFIG_FIELD, value);
+	STV090x_SETFIELD(reg, GPIOx_XOR_FIELD, xor_value);
+
+	return stv090x_write_reg(state, STV090x_GPIOxCFG(gpio), reg);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(stv090x_set_gpio);
+
 static struct dvb_frontend_ops stv090x_ops = {
 
 	.info = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.h b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.h
index dd1b93ae4e9d..11754f2f6437 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stv090x.h
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ struct stv090x_config {
 extern struct dvb_frontend *stv090x_attach(const struct stv090x_config *config,
 					   struct i2c_adapter *i2c,
 					   enum stv090x_demodulator demod);
+
+/* dir = 0 -> output, dir = 1 -> input/open-drain */
+extern int stv090x_set_gpio(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u8 gpio,
+		u8 dir, u8 value, u8 xor_value);
+
 #else
 
 static inline struct dvb_frontend *stv090x_attach(const struct stv090x_config *config,
@@ -113,6 +118,13 @@ static inline struct dvb_frontend *stv090x_attach(const struct stv090x_config *c
 	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: driver disabled by Kconfig\n", __func__);
 	return NULL;
 }
+
+static inline int stv090x_set_gpio(struct dvb_frontend *fe, u8 gpio,
+		u8 opd, u8 value, u8 xor_value)
+{
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: driver disabled by Kconfig\n", __func__);
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_DVB_STV090x */
 
 #endif /* __STV090x_H */